Also spelled chop-fallen

US /ˈtʃɑpˌfɔlən/ UK /ˈtʃɒpˌfɔːlən/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    crestfallen and downcast, with the jaw hanging low

    The losing team trudged off chopfallen.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · crestfallen and downcast,... crestfallendejecteddowncastdispiriteddisheartenedglum
Word family
Related forms chapchopschapfallen

Etymology

A variant of chapfallen, from chap/chop ('jaw') + fallen; literally with the lower jaw drooping, hence dejected.

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